High Speed Ballistics Photography
Very cool website showing high speed ballistic photography. Click here
Very cool website showing high speed ballistic photography. Click here
Ruger LCP recall. In 2008, Ruger received a small number of reports from the field indicating that LCP® pistols could discharge when dropped onto a hard surface with a round in the chamber. We are firmly committed to safety and would like to retrofit all older LCP® Pistols. The retrofit involves installation of an upgraded…
Barnes Precision Machine has introduced a new rifle, the Basic Patrolman’s Rifle, with the MSRP of $750. BPM has a solid reputation for building quality rifles, though at a price point that’s out of reach for some and with options some may not want to pay for. To address this, BPM has stripped off some…
5.56/.223 ballistic test carbine vs SBR I have been working on a a few projects for Barnes Precision Machine, one of which was a ballistic test for a common barrel length for SBR and compare that to the AR-15 carbine 16″ barrel. Some history of the 5.56 to begin with. The 5.56x45mm NATO began life…
This is a link to a pdf to a magazine called Guns and the date is March 1956. My how the times have changed. LINK
.380 Auto ballistic test The 380 Auto was developed by John Moses Browning. It was added to the Colt Pocket Automatic in 1908 and introduced in Europe by FN in 1912. FN designated the .380 Auto as the 9mm Browning Short. The 380 Auto is also known as the 9mm Kurz (Kurz being the German…
IMR Powders is officially announcing a product safety warning and recall notice for IMR 4007SSC on the six lot numbers listed. IMR has gotten reports that this propellant in one and eight pound jugs may have become unstable due to possible rapid deterioration. Use of this product from these lot numbers shown on the enclosed label may result in…